Completely unrealistic expectations of a processor at this price period. I'm not sure what you mean by acoustic music in a hall setting but I listen to acoustic music and have no problem with the way it sounds. in fact I'm pretty damn happy with it.No it is not the best I have heard but for the money and not a dedicated "audiophile" system it is more than good.I don't think anyone has a problem with you saying it does not suit your tastes but you are comparing it to something three times as much. did you even take more than a day to try to calibrate it? everyone has there opinions and I really don't care if you hate this product or not but don't compare apples to oranges....just my opinion